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TABLE OF CONTENTS Ground Check The Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Range Check Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Engine Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AMA SAFETY CODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
DECISIONS YOU MUST MAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Radio Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Engine Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FLYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
PREPARATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Takeoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Required Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Building Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2-VIEW DRAWING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
Optional Supplies And Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Common Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Types Of Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Metric Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Important Building Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Die Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PROTECT YOUR MODEL,YOURSELF
BUILD THE TAIL SURFACES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Build The Fin And Rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
& OTHERS...FOLLOW THESE
Build The Stabilizer And Elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Finish The Tail Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Your T-Craft 20 is not a toy, but rather a sophisticated,
BUILD THE WING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 working model that functions very much like an actual
Build The Wing Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 airplane. Because of its realistic performance, the T-Craft
Join The Wing Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
20, if not assembled and operated correctly, could possibly
Assemble The Ailerons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
cause injury to yourself or spectators and damage property.
Assemble And Install The Wing Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . 20
BUILD THE FUSELAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
To make your R/C modeling experience totally
Assemble The Fuselage Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
enjoyable, we recommend that you get experienced,
Join The Fuselage Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
knowledgeable help with assembly and during your first
Install The Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
flights. You'll learn faster and avoid risking your model
Sheet The Front Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
before you're truly ready to solo. Your local hobby shop has
Sand The Fuselage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mount The Wing To The Fuselage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 information about flying clubs in your area whose
Mount The Stabilizer And Fin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 membership includes qualified instructors.
Install The Dowel Stringers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mount The Landing Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 You can also contact the national Academy of Model
Assemble The Wheel Pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Aeronautics (AMA), which has more than 2,500 chartered
Assemble The Cowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 clubs across the country. Through any one of them,
Construct The Wing Struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 instructor training programs and insured newcomer training
RADIO INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 are available.
Mount The Servos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Install The Throttle Pushrod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Contact the AMA at the address or toll-free phone number
Install The Aileron Pushrods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 below:
BALANCE THE AIRPLANE LATERALLY. . . . . . . . . . . 41
FINISHING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Final Sanding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cover The Model With MonoKote® Film . . . . . . . . . 41
Painting Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
FINAL HOOKUPS AND CHECKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Install The Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Install The Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Academy of Model Aeronautics
Finish The Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 5151 East Memorial Drive
Reinstall The Radio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Muncie, IN 47302-9252
BALANCE YOUR MODEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Tele. (800) 435-9262
SET THE CONTROL THROWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Fax (765) 741-0057
PREFLIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 or via the Internet at http://www.modelaircraft.org
Charge The Radio Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Balance The Propeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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